Resource Database: Inclusions and Exclusions

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Who’s in? And who’s out? These are the questions regularly asked of Database Curators who are responsible for the maintenance of human services databases in accordance with the Inform USA Standards for Professional Information and Referral. This course provides insight into how to make those decisions. It also provides important background information for Information & Referral (I&R) managers and for everyone within the I&R field who needs a better understanding and appreciation of the composition of resource databases. The course covers the challenges of deciding what human service organizations and programs should be included in a resource database and which should be excluded, taking into account the practical reality of balancing the community needs of the resource database with the means available to effectively maintain it.

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2 Questions
Part 1: What the Inform USA Standards Say
Open to download resource.
Open to download resource.
Part 1: Review Exercise
5 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  6/6 points to pass
5 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  6/6 points to pass
Part 2: Nature of Inclusion and Exclusion Criteria
Open to download resource.
Open to download resource. An inclusion/exclusion policy provides the guidelines an I&R organization needs to define the contents of its resource database.
Part 2: Review Exercise
8 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  12/12 points to pass
8 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  12/12 points to pass
Part 3: Managing an Inclusion/Exclusion Policy
Open to download resource.
Open to download resource. The I&R organization should establish a procedure for notifying agencies who have requested inclusion that the agency will be included or excluded based on the approved inclusion/exclusion criteria.
Part 3: Review Exercise
4 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  4/4 points to pass
4 Questions  |  Unlimited attempts  |  4/4 points to pass
Discussion
Make 1 discussion post to continue.
Make 1 discussion post to continue. What are some examples of the services that you imagine would be almost automatically included in or excluded from most I&R resource databases?
Final Course Exam
10 Questions  |  4 attempts  |  8/10 points to pass
10 Questions  |  4 attempts  |  8/10 points to pass
Certificate of Completion
1.00 Hour(s) of Professional Development credit  |  Certificate available
1.00 Hour(s) of Professional Development credit  |  Certificate available